Nursery World - Nursery group Busy Bees hits the expansion trail

Busy Bees has acquired Q Day Nurseries as the first step in a plan to continue to expand the biggest nursery group in the country.

The three Q settings are in Corby, Farnborough and Ashford.

Finance director Simon Irons said Busy Bees was keen to add more settings to its portfolio.

'We have a desire to expand and it makes sense to buy small groups,' he said. 'These are the first three nurseries. They're the right price and the right staff and buildings.

'We're really pleased with the managers and the staff teams. It took us about ten months to cement the deal.'

Mr Irons said there were also plans to expand the Corby nursery.

He confirmed that Busy Bees is spending £300,000 in refurbishing the three settings.This involves developing the outdoor areas and reconfiguring the space to facilitate more free-flow, as well as investing in new equipment and ICT.

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